The Religious Society of Friends is rooted in Christianity and has always found inspiration in the life and teachings of Jesus. How do you interpret your faith in the light of this…
Looking at the stained glass window beyond the prepared altar, waiting for the choir to process in for the requiem mass and considering how Friends do these things very…
The Grünheide-York Partnership exists to build greater understanding between German and British young people, both across national and across state-independent school divides.…
We sit round the silence listening to space, concentrating; our thoughts circle the quiet centre of the room. A faint movement far within the darkness, a cry: there, in the pile of…
What can we say? What can we do? These two challenges were posed at the start of the Quaker Values in Education conference in August. The ‘Woodbrooke threshings’ was a…
The paradox of mysticism lies in its origin. Muein in Greek means to be silent about, to conceal. In ancient Greece, the sacred mysteries were ceremonies of initiation for the few.…
The beginning of November is a time for remembering political/military events across Europe. It was an appropriate moment for the return visit to Lünen in Germany by Salford…
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